Bela Lincoln, the third son of Theodore Sr., (Theodore Jr., being the first, and Benjamin the second) married Elizabeth Rice, daughter of Dr. Charles Rice of Charlotte, and former teacher in the home of Theodore Jr. He built his home at the intersection of the present Route One and Smith Ridge Road. The original structure burned and was replaced with the house that is there today. Bela died in 1859, six years before his son, Charles Rive Lincoln, was killed at Petersburg, Virginia, during the Civil War, and seven years before the death of his widow Elizabeth. Following his service as a surgeon in the Civil War, Dr. Albert R. Lincoln of Perry bought the Bela Lincoln Farm, long called the "Lincoln Farm" and established his practice in Dennysville. His medical services were much in demand, and he acquired an enclosed sleigh equipped with a small stove for winter house calls. R.W. Hobart writes in her history of Dennysville and Edmunds: "His unusual vehicle with its plume of smoke was a familiar sight to the residents, and a welcome one to those who were in need of his services. He continued his practice until his retirement in about 1896. He died as the noon bell was ringing on October 17, 1899." Dr. Lincoln's son, Albert E., farmed extensively, giving the estate the name "Cedar Farm." On April 18, 1922, while Albert E. Lincoln was doing errands in town, his barn was completely destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin in which numerous animals were lost. After the Lincoln ownership, the property has changed hands several times.

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Bela Lincoln Farm, Dennysville, Maine